So, a most amazing thing has transpired this summer! As I was taught by my mother and father, you learn to treasure things more if you must work for them. Well, this is the case with my dear Heather. She has been working since the beginning of June to raise money for a laptop to use for her home schooling. Kevin and I put up a chart and wrote out the overall rules, which were as follows: for every book she read that was around fifty pages, she got a sticker on her chart. Each sticker was worth $1 towards her computer. For every 50 pages she completes in her various summer workbooks, she receives $25 towards her computer and her weekly allowance is $5 if received in hand or $10 in the bank if it goes towards the computer. After she reaches her goal of $250.00, her Kevin Daddy and I will match that $250.00 and purchase a reasonable computer of her choice.
So, what is so amazing about this is that, by her own saving of money, she is only $39 away from her goal! She worked for Kevin several times so far this summer and he said that she was an awesome and driven worker.
So, I truly can say that I owe my parents so much for instilling my work ethic in me that I may now pass down this same work ethic to my daughter and I couldn't be prouder! The best part of this whole experience is that Heather is telling me how much she has and rattling off quickly what she needs to do and how many weeks it will take her to raise the money. She is my little mathematician who wants to be a scientist! So, watch out world! Here comes Heather!
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